Cubs at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 30  —  It's Wednesday, April 30 and the Cubs (18-12) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (11-19).  Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Carmen Mlodzinski for Pittsburgh.

Marlins rookie outfielder Griffin Conine has season-ending shoulder surgery  —  LOS ANGELES — Miami Marlins rookie outfielder Griffin Conine will miss the rest of the season following surgery on his left shoulder.  —  Conine jammed his shoulder into the ground on a head-first slide into second …

Phillies will honor the 3 Hall of Fame outfielders who all batted .400 in 1894  —  PHILADELPHIA — The only outfield in major league history where all three players batted .400 in the same season will be honored the same way as the Philadelphia Phillies players whose numbers have been retired, the team announced.

Everything comes together in one big game for Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers offense  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Everything came together in the same game for two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers batters.  —  Texas had a much-needed offensive breakout …

Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. to make long-awaited return to the mound  —  HOUSTON — Lance McCullers Jr is to start for the Houston Astros against the Chicago White Sox in his first major league appearance since Game 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia.

Reds place Jeimer Candelario on 10-day injured list with a back problem  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed corner infielder Jeimer Candelario on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back injury.  —  The 31-year-old Candelario has struggled at the plate the first month of the season.

Sizzling-hot Jorge Polanco is propelling the resurgent Mariners offense  —  SEATTLE — Had the weather been a bit more cooperative and the winds a tad friendlier, Jorge Polanco's excellent evening would have turned into arguably the greatest game of his major league career.